Jay-Z shares why it is important to exercise your right to vote and how President Obama represents the power of our voice. “For so long, there was this voice that was silenced out there as far as exercising your right to vote. I think it was a voice that was silent because people had lost hope. They didn’t believe that their voice mattered or counted,” said Shawn Carter. “Now people are exercising their right, and you are starting to see the power of our vote. He made it mean something for the first time for a lot of people. “